The Tropical Rain Forest A First Encounter
In recent years, tropical forests have received more attention and have been the subject of greater environmental concern than any other kind of vegetation. There is an increasing public awareness of the importance of these forests, not only as a diminishing source of countless products used by mank...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1988, 1988
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1988 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Contents: A Matter of Public Awareness
- How Rain Forests Are Studied
- Climate
- Soils and Cycles
- The Trees
- Other Life Forms
- Composition
- Primary and Secondary Forest
- Tropical America
- Malesia
- Tropical Africa
- Relationships of Plants and Animals
- Evolution
- How Species are Formed
- At the Fringes of the Rain Forest
- Values of the Rain Forest
- Damage and Destruction
- Protection
- Forest and Man
- References
- Name and Subject Index